The Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy WolfPack will head out on the road to challenge the Serra Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.5 points per game this season.
Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Wednesday. They took a 70-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Conemaugh Valley. While losing is never fun, the WolfPack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 500th, while the Blue Jays are ranked 243rd).
Jayden Stamm
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Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jayden Stamm, who posted 22 points. The matchup was his third in a row with at least 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Bowen, who shot 55% from the field to rack up 17 points.
Even though they lost, Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Serra Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They came up short against Neighborhood Academy, falling 69-46.
Like Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, Serra Catholic lost despite seeing results from several players. Mark Johnson led the charge by going 5-for-12 en route to 14 points and five boards. Tyler Sapida was another key player, putting up six points and seven rebounds.
Serra Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 21-4. As for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-11 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 28.4 boards per game. However, it's not like Serra Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.5 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
